Chinese river dolphin vs Jack-bean

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese river dolphin Jack-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Lipotidae Fabaceae
Genus Lipotes Canavalia
Species Lipotes vexillifer Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese river dolphin Jack-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Jack-bean

No description available.

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